Systems and methods for providing processing diversity transponder signals with distributed electronics

    公开(公告)号:US11122648B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US15930211

    申请日:2020-05-12

    发明人: James Roy Troxel

    IPC分类号: H04W88/08 H04B1/3805 H04B1/00

    摘要: A distributed antenna system of an aircraft includes first and second antennas and corresponding first and second remote transceiver units (RTUs). Each RTU receives a radio signal from the corresponding antenna and includes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)/digital signal processor (DSP). The FPGA/DSP of a second RTU receives a second signal corresponding to the radio signal from the second antenna and receives a first signal from the first RTU corresponding to the radio signal from the first antenna. The FPGA/DSP of a second RTU determines which of the first and second antennae will transmit a reply to an interrogation included in the radio signals from the first and second antennae, based on a comparison of the first signal and the second signal.

    Systems and methods for conflict detection using position uncertainty

    公开(公告)号:US11049407B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16740904

    申请日:2020-01-13

    IPC分类号: G08G5/06 G08G5/04 G01S13/78

    摘要: A method according to the present invention includes calculating, based on a reported position of a vehicle, a probability that an actual position of the vehicle is within a region of interest. The method further includes determining whether a threat of a collision exists between the vehicle and an object based on the probability that the actual position of the vehicle is within the region of interest and a reported position of the object. The method further includes generating an alert if it is determined a threat of a collision exists between the vehicle and the object.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING WAKE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DISPLAYS

    公开(公告)号:US20200098272A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16583063

    申请日:2019-09-25

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00

    摘要: There are provided systems and methods for enhancing wake turbulence situational awareness in the cockpit of an aircraft. In one aspect, transmissions from a lead aircraft are received and stored by a trailing aircraft to allow the trailing aircraft to create a history of the lead aircraft's position for the purposes of, among other things, determining the relative positioning of the lead and the trailing aircraft (or trailing aircraft's) flight paths and relative altitudes. From this determination, better situational information can be displayed to the flight crew to aid in wake turbulence avoidance.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING L-BAND RF ARCHITECTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20190113616A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US16162237

    申请日:2018-10-16

    IPC分类号: G01S13/93 H04B7/185 G01S13/78

    摘要: Various communication systems may benefit from suitable architectures. For example, L-band radio frequency (RF) architectures may be beneficial to systems including avionics systems. A system can include a mode-s function as well as a traffic alert and collision avoidance system function separate from the mode-s function. The system can further include a directional antenna in reception and transmission connection with the traffic alert and collision avoidance system function. The system can additionally include an omni-directional antenna in reception and transmission connection with the mode-s function.

    Midair collision avoidance system

    公开(公告)号:US20030122701A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-03

    申请号:US10329110

    申请日:2002-12-24

    发明人: My Tran

    IPC分类号: G01S013/93

    摘要: A midair collision avoidance system (MCAS) employs an existing design of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) as a module and seamlessly integrates it with a customized tactical module which is capable of providing unique tactical avoidance guidance control and display. The tactical module handles all phases of a tactical mission, including formation flight (e.g., formation fall-in, arming formation flight, engaging formation flight following, and formation break-away), and an air-refueling sequence (e.g., rendezvous, linkup, re-fueling, and disengaging air-refueling). The tactical module divides the air space around the aircraft into advisory, caution, and warning zones and for each provides display, tone and voice alerts to facilitate pop-up avoidance guidance commands. Military aircraft can thus effectively avoid mid air and near mid air collision situations in all three different operation modes: air traffic control (ATC) management mode, tactical mode, and a mixed mode.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC INFORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220020280A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17377240

    申请日:2021-07-15

    IPC分类号: G08G5/04 G08G5/00 G06N3/08

    摘要: There is presented systems and methods to present air traffic and other related hazards on a flight deck display in a manner that presents relevant aircraft that may be of interest to flight deck personnel at a future time, accompanied with decluttering the display by removing information pertaining to aircraft that are of lesser impact to the safe navigation of an ownship aircraft. The improved avionics system of the present invention can make decisions that are more intelligent on how to best present traffic information to a flight crew in a manner that improves upon the prior hardware processes and increases efficiency of operation of the avionics hardware and processing system by presenting relevant information and suppressing unnecessary computation and modification of display elements.